'House of Cards' Season 2 recaps

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As Chapter 14 begins, Doug confronts Frank as he and Claire return from a jog, telling him that Zoe and Janine are on to him. Frank promises to handle Zoe. Frank goes to the smoking nook to enjoy a cigarette, but finds the box empty. Claire admonishes him that with his birthday upcoming, Francis should take even better care of himself. "And we can't have a vice president who smokes," she says. I get jokes, Claire. Meechum tells Doug that he's bought Frank some cuff links for his birthday. Doug does not approve. Frank meets with Jackie Sharp, a California congresswoman, and his hand-picked would-be successor as majority whip. Jackie is a war veteran, and a popular incumbent, and someone that Frank thinks he can use. He offers her ammunition should she choose to seek his old position, and she seems receptive. Frank meets with the president and lays the groundwork for his plan. "This is safe, Zoe. I'm not him," Lucas tells Zoe, after she emotionally shuts down during a sexual encounter. -- All recaps by Ethan Renner For the complete recap, click here

As Chapter 14 begins, Doug confronts Frank as he and Claire return from a jog, telling him that Zoe and Janine are on to him. Frank promises to handle Zoe. Frank goes to the smoking nook to enjoy a cigarette, but finds the box empty. Claire admonishes him that with his birthday upcoming, Francis should take even better care of himself. "And we can't have a vice president who smokes," she says. I get jokes, Claire. Meechum tells Doug that he's bought Frank some cuff links for his birthday. Doug does not approve. Frank meets with Jackie Sharp, a California congresswoman, and his hand-picked would-be successor as majority whip. Jackie is a war veteran, and a popular incumbent, and someone that Frank thinks he can use. He offers her ammunition should she choose to seek his old position, and she seems receptive. Frank meets with the president and lays the groundwork for his plan. "This is safe, Zoe. I'm not him," Lucas tells Zoe, after she emotionally shuts down during a sexual encounter. -- All recaps by Ethan Renner For the complete recap, click here (Nerflix)

Frank and Claire's home resembles a construction site, as crews go to work on making sure that the residence is secure enough to house a vice president. While this is going on, guests arrive to watch Frank take his oath of office. After, Frank meets with Webb and Buchwalter, the two on-paper candidates for his old job as majority whip. They're infighting and well on their way to destroying each other, just as Frank planned. Doug gets word from Christina that Tusk is in town, a piece of information that Frank finds useful. He quickly arranges a meeting between Catherine Durant, Tusk, the president and himself. We see Lucas at a police station, begging a detective to reopen the investigation into Zoe's death. He pleads with the detective to subpoena her phone records, intimating that there they would be able to link Frank to her death. The detective dismisses Lucas without really hearing him out, at first. "It can't be an accident," Lucas says of Zoe's death, which is enough to convince the detective to show him the surveillance footage of Zoe's encounter with the train. "You can watch it a million times, but this case is closed," the detective says. For the complete recap, click here.

Frank and Claire's home resembles a construction site, as crews go to work on making sure that the residence is secure enough to house a vice president. While this is going on, guests arrive to watch Frank take his oath of office. After, Frank meets with Webb and Buchwalter, the two on-paper candidates for his old job as majority whip. They're infighting and well on their way to destroying each other, just as Frank planned. Doug gets word from Christina that Tusk is in town, a piece of information that Frank finds useful. He quickly arranges a meeting between Catherine Durant, Tusk, the president and himself. We see Lucas at a police station, begging a detective to reopen the investigation into Zoe's death. He pleads with the detective to subpoena her phone records, intimating that there they would be able to link Frank to her death. The detective dismisses Lucas without really hearing him out, at first. "It can't be an accident," Lucas says of Zoe's death, which is enough to convince the detective to show him the surveillance footage of Zoe's encounter with the train. "You can watch it a million times, but this case is closed," the detective says. For the complete recap, click here. (Netflix)